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The U.S. Drought Monitor (USDM) is a map that shows the location and intensity of drought across the country. The data is updated each Tuesday and released on Thursday. This map shows the drought conditions on May 21, 2019.

Drought in South Dakotafrom 2000 - 2019

The U.S. Drought Monitor started in 2000. Since 2000, the longest duration of drought (D1-D4) in South Dakota lasted 349 weeks beginning on December 4, 2001 and ending on August 5, 2008. The most intense period of drought occurred the week of November 20, 2012 where D4 affected 32.57% of South Dakota land.

The Drought Impact Reporter (DIR) is an online archive to collect and display drought condition reports and impacts across the United States. Impact categories include agriculture, business and industry, energy, fire, plants and wildlife, public health, tourism and recreation, and water supply. The DIR allows users to report local drought impacts and conditions, and to search its archive to better understand drought’s effects at the national, state, county, and city scales.

National Drought Mitigation Center
The National Drought Mitigation Center works closely with NIDIS to provide drought-related resources and information. For more news and impacts information, visit the NDMC.

USDA Federal Drought Assistance
For information on resources available to help aid in the recovery from this year’s drought, visit the USDA.

The National Drought Resilience Partnership (NDRP) comprises seven federal agencies which work collaboratively to support state, tribal, local, and private sector approaches to managing drought risks and impacts. Learn More